High paying jobs in Tyler, TX

Every occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Tyler, TX. The percentile range matters more than the median on its own: it shows what the bottom and top of each field actually earn, which a single average hides.

Cost of living: prices in Tyler, TX run 7.8% below the national average (2024), so a Tyler, TX salary is worth about 1.09× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Tyler, TX · Employed

1Chief Executives$237,880
Bachelor's degree
$101,790 – $477,77050
2Physicians, All Other$182,690
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,870 – $460,260220
3Architectural and Engineering Managers$168,720
Bachelor's degree
$114,950 – $252,99080
4Computer and Information Systems Managers$150,510
Bachelor's degree
$91,610 – $208,700230
5Pharmacists$136,790
Doctoral or professional degree
$104,400 – $158,640280
6Financial Managers$136,520
Bachelor's degree
$81,870 – $256,380340
7Physician Assistants$133,460
Master's degree
$97,970 – $156,640130
8Petroleum Engineers$132,530
Bachelor's degree
$92,510 – $208,12060
9Nurse Practitioners$132,490
Master's degree
$98,350 – $165,360300
10Lawyers$130,390
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,780 – $266,630310
11Marketing Managers$130,200
Bachelor's degree
$71,740 – $205,640160
12Optometrists$127,300
Doctoral or professional degree
$93,140 – $180,54040
13Sales Managers$127,030
Bachelor's degree
$54,970 – $235,120410
14Dentists, General$125,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$103,720 – $403,690100
15Software Developers$123,760
Bachelor's degree
$79,860 – $168,800320
16Managers, All Other$122,440
Bachelor's degree
$64,200 – $199,790260
17Purchasing Managers$121,180
Bachelor's degree
$77,320 – $199,82050
18Veterinarians$120,850
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,340 – $167,06070
19Industrial Production Managers$118,530
Bachelor's degree
$74,880 – $181,640110
20First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$117,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$82,740 – $181,60040
21Electrical Engineers$113,930
Bachelor's degree
$65,730 – $158,08060
22Human Resources Managers$113,260
Bachelor's degree
$78,560 – $202,410100
23Physical Therapists$108,380
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,890 – $133,840250
24Mechanical Engineers$106,240
Bachelor's degree
$79,990 – $168,820160
25Administrative Services Managers$105,400
Bachelor's degree
$72,760 – $165,890110
26Medical and Health Services Managers$103,640
Bachelor's degree
$64,950 – $177,610700
27Database Administrators$101,680
Bachelor's degree
$86,930 – $112,15040
28Public Relations Managers$101,510
Bachelor's degree
$62,060 – $164,77050
29Education Administrators, Postsecondary$101,390
Master's degree
$62,200 – $223,160150
30Occupational Therapists$101,220
Master's degree
$76,830 – $135,120160
31First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$101,190
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,790 – $101,190100
32Management Analysts$99,880
Bachelor's degree
$53,480 – $176,290100
33Industrial Engineers$99,750
Bachelor's degree
$59,710 – $162,59080
34Business Teachers, Postsecondary$98,560
Doctoral or professional degree
$38,320 – $156,390100
35Computer Systems Analysts$97,880
Bachelor's degree
$62,700 – $135,470250
36Speech-Language Pathologists$97,860
Master's degree
$72,990 – $135,250170
37Facilities Managers$97,700
Bachelor's degree
$56,880 – $154,78080
38Dental Hygienists$94,710
Associate's degree
$79,160 – $99,570210
39Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$93,510
Bachelor's degree
$74,240 – $154,74040
40Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$92,220
Bachelor's degree
$46,640 – $166,810100
41Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$89,500
Bachelor's degree
$56,630 – $133,35040
42Computer Occupations, All Other$87,970
Bachelor's degree
$45,480 – $151,710150
43Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$87,970
Bachelor's degree
$63,120 – $129,63050
44Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$86,840
Associate's degree
$74,050 – $99,24040
45Civil Engineers$84,960
Bachelor's degree
$62,050 – $154,630250
46Network and Computer Systems Administrators$84,680
Bachelor's degree
$50,140 – $122,780150
47General and Operations Managers$84,150
Bachelor's degree
$44,420 – $206,3503,300
48Personal Financial Advisors$84,090
Bachelor's degree
$36,740 – $371,110130
49Financial and Investment Analysts$84,060
Bachelor's degree
$62,850 – $129,38070
50Instructional Coordinators$82,280
Master's degree
$37,640 – $99,440180

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianTyler, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$237,880	$101,790 – $477,770	50
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$182,690	$65,870 – $460,260	220
3	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$168,720	$114,950 – $252,990	80
4	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$150,510	$91,610 – $208,700	230
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$136,790	$104,400 – $158,640	280
6	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$136,520	$81,870 – $256,380	340
7	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$133,460	$97,970 – $156,640	130
8	Petroleum EngineersBachelor's degree	$132,530	$92,510 – $208,120	60
9	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$132,490	$98,350 – $165,360	300
10	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$130,390	$75,780 – $266,630	310
11	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,200	$71,740 – $205,640	160
12	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$127,300	$93,140 – $180,540	40
13	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$127,030	$54,970 – $235,120	410
14	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$125,990	$103,720 – $403,690	100
15	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$123,760	$79,860 – $168,800	320
16	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$122,440	$64,200 – $199,790	260
17	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$121,180	$77,320 – $199,820	50
18	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$120,850	$77,340 – $167,060	70
19	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$118,530	$74,880 – $181,640	110
20	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$117,260	$82,740 – $181,600	40
21	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$113,930	$65,730 – $158,080	60
22	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$113,260	$78,560 – $202,410	100
23	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$108,380	$77,890 – $133,840	250
24	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$106,240	$79,990 – $168,820	160
25	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,400	$72,760 – $165,890	110
26	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,640	$64,950 – $177,610	700
27	Database AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$101,680	$86,930 – $112,150	40
28	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$101,510	$62,060 – $164,770	50
29	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$101,390	$62,200 – $223,160	150
30	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$101,220	$76,830 – $135,120	160
31	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersPostsecondary nondegree award	$101,190	$50,790 – $101,190	100
32	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$99,880	$53,480 – $176,290	100
33	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$99,750	$59,710 – $162,590	80
34	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$98,560	$38,320 – $156,390	100
35	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$97,880	$62,700 – $135,470	250
36	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$97,860	$72,990 – $135,250	170
37	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$97,700	$56,880 – $154,780	80
38	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$94,710	$79,160 – $99,570	210
39	Electronics Engineers, Except ComputerBachelor's degree	$93,510	$74,240 – $154,740	40
40	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific ProductsBachelor's degree	$92,220	$46,640 – $166,810	100
41	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthBachelor's degree	$89,500	$56,630 – $133,350	40
42	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$87,970	$45,480 – $151,710	150
43	Architects, Except Landscape and NavalBachelor's degree	$87,970	$63,120 – $129,630	50
44	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$86,840	$74,050 – $99,240	40
45	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$84,960	$62,050 – $154,630	250
46	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$84,680	$50,140 – $122,780	150
47	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$84,150	$44,420 – $206,350	3,300
48	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$84,090	$36,740 – $371,110	130
49	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$84,060	$62,850 – $129,380	70
50	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$82,280	$37,640 – $99,440	180

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